Cooler.



W. W. LANGHAM.

COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1910.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

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' 55 this invention, consists of an open upright circulation of water over the curtain W1 UNITE STATES PATENT orrion.

WILLIAM WILEY LANGHAM, OF CALDWELL, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T '1. F. GILLEY, 0F GALDVELL, TEXAS.

COOLER.

988,882, Specification of Letters Yatent. Patented Apr, 4, 1911, Application filed. May 9, 1910. Serial No. 560,308.

To all whom it may concern: structure, formed with vertical posts or up- 1 Be it known that I, XV WV rights 1, preferably of metal and hollow for LANGI-IAM, a'citizen of the United States of the Sake of lightness, and having its lower America, residing at Caldwell, in the county portion mounted on and elevated above the of Burleson and State of Texa h v i lower ends of the uprights 1, and preferably vented certain new and useful I formed of sheet metal bent up to form an ments in Coolers, of which th followi i outside gutter 2, and an inner hollow elea specification, referenc bei g h d th i vated central portion, 3, open at its bottom to the accom anying drawing and having its sides provided with air-ven- LO This invention relat t apparatus f tilating holes, 1. The gutter portion 2 is keeping perishable articl 0 1, d h provided with a suitable discharge pipe, 5, especial reference to a arat f k i having a cork or valve, 5, by means of which milk and water cool in which the contents of Water collected in the gutter 2 y be drawn the cooler are r s rv d by r d i th therefrom. At the upper ends of the up- 15 temperature by th ev ti f t rights 1 is mounted a gutter portion, 6, pref- The invention has for its obje t t id erably formed of sheet metal, and having a an improved apparatus of thi h r t b hollow central elevated chamber 7 having its means of which perf ct v ntil ti d i sides provided with air-circulating holes, 8, circulation will be obtained, and the articles the D and bottom of the ham er 7 b 1115;

20 to be preserved contained in the cooler kept open, and a water-cooler, 9, having a bead, cold and absolutely free fro dampness, 9, at its lower end, whereby the water tank Another object of th inv ntion i t 9 may be seated in the top of the chamber 7 vide a cooler of this kind by means of which Water nk 9 is provided with a removthe entire surface of th w t ta k i i 1' able cover, 10, and a faucet 11, and suitable 25 rect contactwith the inside cold air, thereby handles 12, y e s f w c t e a k 9 automatically keeping the water in the tank y llfted out Of the Chamber cold. Secured to the posts 1 at intervals be- T he invention further has for its obiect to tween the pp and lower Portions of the keep the cold w t i a cooler f m b i structure, are shelves 13 for supporting the 30 ex osed t th t id War-m things to be cooled, each shelf 13 being prohe invention further has for its obiect Vided at its g with a gutter 14 for carry to maintain a constant circulation of cool g off y Water other liquidthe Water through the cooler. shelf. The entire structure from the top The invention furth r h fo it bj t t gutter to the bottom gutter is covered with 35 prevent Warm ai f o i i i t th 5 1 a curtain 15, of suitable material which is a Tim th d th bj t i View th good conductor of water, the upper edge of said curtain extending over the edge of the invention consists in an improved cooling apparatus and in details thereof, constructed p gutter and d p mg 1n h m an suitably secured thereto by clamps 16, or

and arranged as hereinafter set forth and other suitable means. The upper gutter 40 claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings; contains only enough water at one tune to keep the curtain around the cooler wet, so

Figure 1 1s a perspective View of a cooler constructed in accordance with this invcnthere Wlll be only Ll very Small body of Water en air.

tion. Fig. 2 is a view of the upper portion 45 of the cooler, partly broken away, and in The curtain will draw by capillary attracvertical section on the line as-m of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view in horizontal section he lower gutter and keep the water conof a corner of the structure. Fig. 4; is a destantly circulating. The lower central portail view in perspective, partly broken away, tion 3, the top of which forms a shelf, is

50 of a portion of the upper part of the cooler. preferably covered with pasteboard, 3, to Fig. 5 is a view in vertical section of the keep it cool and prevent it from becoming lower portion of the cooler on the line g --g warmed by the outside warm air. of Fig. 1. It will be seen that by means of a cooler The cooler, constructed in accordance with constructed as hereinbefore described, the

elevated openwork structure, consisting of posts, a series of shelves mounted on said posts, the lowest shelf formed of a hollow keep the interior of the structure cool, and by means of the ventilating air holes 4: and 8 in the bottom and top hollow portions of p the structure, in conjunction with the circuair box having an open bottom and air holes lation of water over the curtain, a constant in its sides, and a gutter outside of said air circulation of cooled air will be maintained box, said box and gutter being elevated andwarm air prevented from rising in the above the lower ends of said posts, a hollow cooler, the cold air descending in the cooler. Y air b It will be seen that by means of this invention perfect ventilation and circulation of air is maintained, keeping the contents coldand free from dampness, and keeping the contents of the water tank cold. trough and acurtain inclosing said structure By means of this invention,'-also, the posand serving to cause a circulation of water sibility of warm air rising from warm water from the top gutter to the lower gutter. in the lower gutter to the inside of the cooler i is prevented. By discharging water from the lower gutter, the flow of water over the curtain is aided and prevented from becom ing blocked.

Having described the invention, I claim: In a cooler of the character described, an

for feeding Water from the tank to the upper signature in presence of-two witnesses.

l/VILLIAM WILEY LANGHAM.

Witnesses:

R. S. BOWERS, JEssE GANNETT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

In testimony whereof Iihereunto affix my 

